Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello, welcome to dateline london. 2020 will surely go down in the history books as one of the most dramatic any of us have lived through. The news of Donald Trumps covid 19 diagnosis was greeted around the world with shock and, in some cases, disbelief. With joe biden ahead in the polls, donald trump needed to do something to change the narrative in the president ial election. Some on twitter initially asked was this diagnosis a hoax. Well, once the facts were fully established, the narrative certainly has changed. First, of course, how will mr trump, now in hospital, respond in health terms to the virus . How might that change his perception of the risks, of mask wearing . How will the American Public react and what does this all do to the campaign and the election itself . 0ne leader who knows what it is like to be the victim of a pandemic whilst trying to govern your country at the same time is borisjohnson. This weekend, the final brexit deadline
As the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter how bleak is it looking and is there any grounds for optimism in the numbers . With me are henry chu of the los angeles times, and Thomas Kielinger of die welt. And here in the studio hugh pym our health editor. Thanks to all of you for your time today. I am just going to kick off with a story that has obviously galvanised global news cycles in the last 2a out ways and President Trump, of course, isnt the first us president to suffer ill health while in office. Woodrow wilson, kennedy, reagan all had documented troubles. But covid and how it effects us is still highly unpredictable. And we are just a month from the election on november 3rd. If they can begin with you. How vulnerable is donald trump . Well, President Trump is in the most vulnerable category or approaching the most vulnerable category. Anyone over 65 is more at risk if they get covid 19, of becoming seriously ill. And the chances of death increase quite substantially as you ge
Certainly changed. First of course how will mr trump, now in hospital, respond in health terms to the virus, how might that change his perception of the risks, of mask wearing, how will the American Public react and what does this all to do the campaign and the election itself . One leader, who knows what its like to be a victim of a pandemic whilst trying to govern your country is borisjohnson. This weekend, as the final brexit deadline draws closer, the uk Prime Minister is in talks with the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen. There are hopes of a deal but how much each side trusts the other will no doubt be key. Finally, a grim milestone this week 1 Million People have been confirmed to have died from covid globally with many more undiagnosed and not counted. As the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter, how bleak is it looking and is there any grounds for optimism in the numbers . With me are henry chu of the los angeles times, and Thomas Kielinger of die welt. A
Hello, welcome to dateline london 2020 will go down in the history books as one of the most dramatic any of us have lived through. News of donald trump s covid 19 diagnosis was greeted with shock around the world. Some on twitter initially asked if it was a hoax. Once the facts were established, the narrative change. How will he respond . How might that change his perception of mask wearing and what does all this to the campaign and election . Someone who knows what it is like to be a victim of the pandemic while governing a country is Boris Johnson. As the final brexit headline grows closer, he is in talks with ursula von der leyen. How much each side trusts the other will be key. Andi trusts the other will be key. And 1 Million People confirmed to have died from covid. As the Northern Hemisphere heads into winter, how bleak is it and is there any optimism in the numbers . Thank you to all my guests today. I will kick off with the story which has galvanised global news cycles. Preside